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Monday, June 20, 2011

Hello! Did you have a great Father's Day weekend? Friday, we headed to Long Beach, Washington, to visit Husband's parents, and we stayed up talking and laughing late into the evening. Saturday, we lounged around watching documentaries. We loved Surfwise. Have you seen it? And yesterday, the kids and I treated Husband to coffee, Dutch Babies (family recipe here), and a garden stake sign and heart banner taped across the doorway made by the kiddos to express their ginormous love for Dad.
It was a good, full weekend.

While Husband was taking in a Father's Day nap, I worked on a project that I've had in mind for weeks. Remember those vintage buttons that I found? Or the fab idea that I said I had for them?

Finally, a project has been brought to fruition.

A DIY Vintage Button Lamp Shade

Scour flea markets and garage sales for some vintage buttons,

pick up some great lamp bases and shades--I got mine at Home Goods,

and grab your glue gun!

After much consideration and no opinion lended from Husband, I settled on the green/gold/silver buttons--most of which are patina covered, with their edges worn and rusty.

I was afraid to bring in too much color, especially since our bedding has a lot of color.

I used hot glue to adhere the buttons, and to make for a smoother side to apply the glue,

I used my metal cutters to remove any backs of the buttons that wouldn't allow them

to lay flat against the lamp shade.

Then I went to town, rotating various shades and sizes of green, gold and silver.

“You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.” ― Ray Bradbury